New Normal, New Opportunities: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Angola Fall 2022

Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.

Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.

Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.

If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Angola's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Angola Fall 2022 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup events in Angola over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:

Founder’s Guide to AI: Using Agentic Workflows to Automate Repetitive Tasks: 6:00pm, jul 23, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/373552
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Best Practices on Building Innovation Hubs for Universities & Colleges: 6:00pm, jul 24, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/375890
Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One: 6:00pm, jul 28, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/376044
Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from Startup Accelerators: 6:00pm, ago 07, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/375248
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00pm, ago 11, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/374528
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 6:00pm, ago 18, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/374730
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, ago 25, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/375405
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Rich Maloy: 1:00am, set 09, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/376624
How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco: 6:00pm, set 17, 2025 (Africa/Algiers): https://FI.co/e/373984

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Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.

The Angola accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Dimonekene Ditutala, Haymee Perez Cogle, and Silvio Almada. In addition, some of Luanda's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Adalberto Cawaia: Sócio Administrador, CVM - Sociedade de Advogados RL
Airton Lucas: Co-Founder & Investor, Kamba - Sua carteira digital
Ana Quintas: Founder & CEO, AngoWaste
Andersia Ferreira: Project Manager | Strategic Consultant, Independent
Armando Teixeira: Southern Africa Investment Manager, Talisman Holding & Investment Funds
Aronildo Neto: CIO , Standard Bank Angola
Claudio Lima: Founder & Managing Director, Farmácias de Coimbra, Lda
Claudio C Silva: Founder, Managing Partner, LNL, Lda.
Daniela Simão: Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
Darwin Da Costa: Senior Business Development , DE-CIX (SEurope, Africa & LATAM)
David Cascais Gonçalves: Analista de Negócios , David M.C.Gonçalves(SU) Consultora
Dimonekene Ditutala: Founder & Partner, Renascença Digital, Lda
Diogo Saraiva de Ponte: CIO, STAG Fund Management
Edmar Lopes: CEO, Data Cloud - Contabilidade Digital, Lda
Eduardo Sebastiao: Product Manager, Opto Investments
Eduardo Clemente: Executive Board Member, Standard Bank Angola
Elcio Morelli: Founder, Health Angels Br
Erica Tavares: Co-founder & Counselor, EcoAngola
Fátima Sobral Fernandes: Founder , Transcenderte Desenvolvimento Humano e Organizacional
Filipa Oliveira: Senior Partner - Managing Director, MIRA-Market Research Angola
Gualter César: CEO, GVA Profile
Haymee I. Perez Cogle: Managing Director, Founder Institute Luanda
Henriques Ngolome: Director, Centro de Inovação Social e Incubação da Universidade Católica de Angola
Horácio Pedro: Project & Product developer, Ahoura - Consultoria & Software
Igor Chaves: Business Development Manager, Portão Agencia Criativa & IP
Itweva Nogueira: Advogada, Consultora Independente
JOAO INACIO: CTO Chief Technical Office, GEM-TELCO LIMITED
João Pedro Rodrigues: Managing & Commercial Director, Novagrolider
Jocelino Malulo: Lawyer, Legis Veritas & Associados
Jofre Karymba: General Manager, KAINVEST - Karymba Investimentos, Lda
Jose Silva: CEO, Multipla
Jose Ricardo Muñoz: CEO, Usina de Startup Chile
Juceline Paquete: Deputy Director, Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (CMC)
Juelson Bartolomeu: Innovation & Ecosystems Lead, Standard Bank Angola
Katie Mapondera: Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC
Kenneth Hogrefe: CEO and Founder, Tech Africa Pte. Ltd.
Leonardo Neto: CEO, Usina de Startup
Leonardo Brasil: CEO & Co-founder, StartupHero
Lilhan Barbosa: Lecturer & Researcher, ISPTEC
Lisa Videira: President, AASED-Association of Startups and Digital Entrepreneurship
Lourdes Caposso Fernandes: CEO , LCF -Legal Counsel Firm
Lucia Fernandes Stanislas: Social Entrepreneur, Mwika Social Innovation Hub
Manuel Pinto de Andrade: Founder & CEO, Business Developer
Marco Romero: Carbon Credits Department Coordinator, Otchiva_Mangais_Angola
Marco Paulo Carlos: Reservoir Geologist, Total Energies
Maria Nakuayela Capapelo: Mentora de Negócios , Instituto de Gestão de Pessoas - MRG/IGP
Matias Perazoli: Revenue and Growth Director, ETIC - Soluções & Tecnologias
Mauricio Cardoso: Corporate Venture Manager, O POVO Communication Group
Morato Custodio: Managing Partner, LPE
Nadia Catraio: Manager, Katraio Services Lda
Paula Almeida: Sustainable Business Development, Independent Consultant
Paula Bartolomeu: Founder & CEO, Pitanga & Loengo Lda
Paulo Araújo: Co-founder, WiConnect Lda
Pedro José Mendes Simões: Desenvolvimento de Negócios Empreendedorismo e Inovação , Economista
Renata Pereira: Oil & Gas Executive, Angel Investor, Mentor, Founder Institute
Rui Oliveira: CEO at BFA Asset Management, Banco de Fomento de Angola
Rui Gouveia: CEO, Build Up Labs
Rui Alves: Invited Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
Santiago Castillo: Founder & General manager, Clinica San Miguel ORTOCENTRO
Sérgio Ingles: Managing Partner, GP - Gestão Profissional
Silvio Costa: Consultor Estratégico, Silco Company
Stephan Santos Silveira: Founder & CEO, PRO-VEST Lda
Suzana Da Rosa: Founder and CEO, CRHESCER Consultoria
Tiago Cardoso: Executive Director, Nguzu Project
Vanda Oliveira: Co-founder & Managing Partner, Bantu Makers
Vanusa Gomes: Co-Founder & Partner, Inconsulting Lda
Vilma Rossana Costa: CEO, Emptor, Lda
Vivaldo Zacarias: CEO, VD Zacarias, lda
Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
Zedilson Almeida: CEO, Simpluz Tecnologias

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,800 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.85BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).